Kewaunee News

The annual Christkindlmarkt has been scheduled for Nov. 20-21 at Hamachek Hall in Kewaunee.

The Algoma Community Band, under the direction of John Nielsen, will present its annual Veterans Day Concert at 7 p.m. Nov.

The Door/Kewaunee Drug Task Force arrested 16 people at their homes and workplaces in Door and Kewaunee counties as part of an ongoing drug investigation.

The Aurora Visiting Nurse Association's Lifeline program, in its effort to make a difference in the lives of elderly and disabled Kewaunee County residents, is encouraging donations that brighten the Love Light Tree.

Kewaunee County Supervisor Bob Garfinkel opposes a state Assembly bill that requires nuclear plants to make annual payments of $150,000 to the county and $250,000 to the municipality to compensate for storage of spent nuclear fuel there.

Sixteen people have been arrested for drug and firearm offenses as a result of an undercover operation spanning several months, the Door County Sheriff's Department said today.

With about 80 percent of his graduating students going on to some sort of post-secondary education, Kewaunee High School guidance counselor Steve Meyer wants to make sure students have what they need to get into the school of their choice.

The Kewaunee School District may consider an offer to buy a 4-acre parcel adjacent to land it already owns in Kewaunee near the former Hillcrest School.

By the end of May, an empty lot at 1510 Meadows Lane in Luxemburg will have been transformed into a 1,700-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath ranch home worth $189,900. While homes are built on empty lots all the time, the Meadows Lane house isn't being constructed by a professional builder or developer.

The Green Bay Press-Gazette talks with people from a variety of business disciplines each week in its Saturday Conversation feature.

While violent crimes in Kewaunee County dropped in 2008, the cities of Kewaunee and Algoma saw a dramatic increase in the number of thefts during the year.

Luxemburg-Casco Intermediate School Principal Jolene Hussong is known for her immaculate office.

The Kewaunee School Board approved a school tax rate of $8.82 for 2009-10 and certified a tax levy totaling about $4.38 million.

An Oconto County man will serve five years in prison and 15 years on extended supervision for sexually assaulting a mentally disabled Kewaunee County girl.

The second annual Agricultural Heritage and Resources Octoberfest Celebration will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Heritage Farm, five miles south of Kewaunee on Wisconsin 42.

The Senior Nutrition Program, under the the Aging Services Unit of Kewaunee County, will offer free meals at each of the local dining sites on designated days.

The Kewaunee power station did some loud testing Friday morning and it will continue through the weekend.

CARLTON - Kewaunee Power Station will conduct a test required by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission this weekend that may produce loud noises easily heard by neighbors and travelers along Highway 42 during the weekend and into next week.

Family Living Educator Mary Novak leads a department known locally for its professionalism and ability to make a difference in county residents' lives in many ways, from youth development to dairy profitability, and from balancing a checkbook to enhancing family relationships.

The Kewaunee City Council placed a series of restrictions on sandwich-type and portable signs Monday at its regular meeting.